Mine Action and Disarmament
Statement on Completion and Sustainable National Capacities
NPA urges all affected States Parties to demonstrate strong political will through active engagement, dedicated resources, and realistic implementation and completion plans to meet Article 5 of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
23 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA's Provincial Programme Manager excelled in the Security Council
Norwegian People's Aid's Provincial Programme Manager in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, gave an expert opinion on demining in the UN Security Council in April 2021.
21 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Demining is A Job Full of Purpose - Part II
Hanin (21) and Mahdi (24) are two deminers who joined Norwegian People’s Aid Lebanon in June 2019 to clear explosive ordnance from contaminated land near the Syrian border in North-East Lebanon under a project funded by the European Union’s Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP).
10 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Celebrated continued partnership with Norway in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
NPA and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) have signed a 5-year contract for demining activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
10 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Protecting the environment from the direct and reverberating effects of explosive weapons is a vital component of civilian protection.
A political declaration on the civilian harm caused by use of explosive weapons in populated areas also needs to address environmental impact.
03 Jun 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Laos in a greener direction
Not only does Laos PDR hold the undisputed record of the world's most heavily bombed country. The country also faces a huge waste problem.
14 Apr 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA briefed the UN Security Council
Norwegian People's Aid briefed the UN Security Council on Mine Action and explosive remnants of war in Vietnam.
09 Apr 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Demining brings hope in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thanks to NPA’s mine action, people in Trusina are able to create a more stable and secure future for their families.
30 Mar 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Blog: International Women’s Day 2021: Women, mine action and the environment
Women have an important role in environmental mainstreaming in the mine action and humanitarian disarmament sector
08 Mar 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Call for tender: Consultancy services for Mine Action Review Researcher
NPA calls for tenders for consultancy services for the Mine Action Review project as researcher (Arabic speaking) for the Mine Action Review project (2021)
11 Feb 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People’s Aid closes down its humanitarian mine action Programme in Colombia
Norwegian People’s Aid closes down its humanitarian mine action Programme in Colombia.
01 Feb 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Nuclear weapons ban comes into force – without peace nation Norway
On January 22nd. nuclear weapons became forbidden under international law. “This is a historic milestone and an important piece of international legislation. Now the long-term work of achieving a world without nuclear weapons can really begin,” says senior advisor on mine- and weapons policy, Grethe Østern.
22 Jan 2021